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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Last day of oppressive heat
+6:30: First responders, community pay final respects to Worcester Police Officer Manny Familia (3:32)
+6:30: John DiPietro (:49): First responders, public gather ahead of wake
+6:30: Honoring a fallen officer, aerial view (1:04:48)
+6:30: Massachusetts Independent Film Festival coming to Worcester next year
+6:30: WCCA-TV's "Daily Breaking" (28:21): Kristie Fontaine, author, “Only the Lucky Grow Old”
+6:30: 5 nearby open houses coming up in Worcester
+6:30: Tickets on sale Thursday for Peppercorn's '90s party June 26 at its Urban Oasis
+6:30: South High Community School graduation (1:48:08)
+6:30: Doherty Memorial High School graduation (1:56:08)
+6:30: Worcester is, apparently, the worst place in U.S. for marriage
+6:30: Job fairs at Auburn and Solomon Pond malls
+11:00: Worcester Sun Worcestory Lesson Extra: June 9 anniversary of Worcester tornado
+11:00: John DiPietro's "Remembering the Worcester Tornado": Part 1 (5:08), Part 2 (3:05), Part 3 (3:47)
+11:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - June 9
+11:00: WPI researcher develops self-healing concrete
+11:00: India Society of Worcester launches “Women Empowering Women,” kickoff event on June 10th
-Thousands expected to attend services for Worcester Officer (1:13)
-What to expect for Worcester Officer Familia's funeral on Thursday
-Striking nurses at St. V's to halt picketing to honor Officer Familia
-See road closings, parking restrictions for Officer Familia's Funeral
-Tribute: Obituary of Troy Love, 14, who drowned on Friday
-Worcester will open beaches, pools, splash pads in July
-After 3 months, St. Vincent nurses and Tenet talking, just not to each other
-Unemployment decreases in Worcester area: Feds
-Bill Shaner: Polar Park's stifling effect on nearby businesses runs much deeper than parking
-Worcesteria: Turtle Boy statue renovation reminds Worcester of what's important
-Janice Harvey: Inside an anaphylactic nightmare
-Radio Worcester (16:15): City Manager Ed Augustus talks about Officer Familia, parking and extreme heat
-Doherty Memorial High School graduation
-Worcester is shelving plans to open a virtual school this fall
-College kids get an education in Worcester’s hip-hop scene
-Lincoln Plaza's impressive turnaround continues with new restaurant
-ICYMI: Showcase Cinemas North in Worcester closed permanently
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Wednesday
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Construction to hamper traffic on Main Street in Holden today
-Water service interruption in Shrewsbury neighborhood today
-Grafton High gym to be named after Jim Pignataro
-Millbury selectmen trash idea of raising town’s recycling fees
-3 hurt in Westborough crash caused by deer
-Victim ambushed on Marlborough rail trail speaks out about attack
-Bravehearts fall in home run derby. Next home game 6:30 p.m. Friday. Buy tickets
-Radio Worcester (11:01): The 2021 Worcester Bravehearts with GM Dave Peterson
-WooSox slam Syracuse, 11-4
-Contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox home game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-St. Paul's to face St. Bernard's, not St. John's, in football on Thanksgiving
-New: Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (29:18): Dewar's Smooth Lineup
-Mega, post-COVID concert planned for NYC's Central Park, Bruce Springsteen to reopen Broadway
-Cars: Get a worry free car for summer vacation at Bertera Nissan (4:47)
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-Homes: Video tour of Princeton country home for sale (5:20)
-Health: Here's why experts are worried about this upcoming flu season
-History: Painting of Front Street looking toward City Hall in Worcester
-Animals: Latest pets up for adoption at Worcester area shelters
-Shopping: 30 best early Amazon Prime Day 2021 deals to shop now
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Baby born prematurely at 1.9 pounds leaves hospital in time for first birthday
-Meanwhile, in California, to plead guilty for stealing over $800,000 to support gambling habit
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: Doctors fear alarming new symptoms linked to Indian variant
-Worcester Senior Center reopens June 15
-State of emergency expires in a week. What that means
-ICYMI: 6 questions with a UMass Medical School doctor running COVID vaccine trials on kids
-Mass. officials announce 100 new cases, 2 deaths with a positivity rate of .5 percent
-State vaccination grants target harder-to-reach groups
-Expert says U.S. needs to "pick up pace" on vaccination efforts to hit July 4 goal
-Another COVID side effect: Many kids head to summer school
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 23 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Public Schools will have 2-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22nd
-Worcester Public Schools will deny immigration agents access without criminal warrants signed by a federal judge
-Worcester residents battle leaky pipes and cold temps; warming centers open (1:47). Article
-Related: City of Worcester opens warming centers Wednesday
-Worcester man charged with murder in death of former employee (:25). Article
-"Do better or step aside": Supporters rally for nonbinary Worcester city councilor
-Firm managing 2,700+ Central Mass. apartments facing second federal lawsuit over rents
-5 Worcester men arrested for fentanyl trafficking
-2 men in stolen car arrested on drug charges in Worcester
-Worcester County High School Club offers bowling to local high schoolers
-Trash & recycling pickup delayed by a day in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: A road map for improving literacy in Worcester. Part 2 of Worcester’s Literacy "Crisis"
-Related: Worcester's Literacy "Crisis" (Part 1)
-Radio Worcester (14:30): City Manager Eric Batista addresses allegations of transphobia
-Radio Worcester (16:49): District 3 City Councilor George Russell announces retirement, addresses council controversy
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week will be back from February 24th through March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester digs out from snow before cold sets in (2:10)
-Report, video show how Assumption "To Catch a Predator" case escalated
-King's teaching a reminder of conflict, unity at Worcester breakfast
-Worcester food hub fast-tracked to Union Station via fed, state funds
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden the town, like the Harvard chapel, takes name from London banker
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden Fire Department C.P.R. training February 2nd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton swears in new police chief
-Hundreds pay respects to Auburn man killed in Vermont car crash
-Ernest Sawyer, owner of Northborough candlepin center for 70+ years, dies at 96
-Uxbridge School Committee names interim super after O.U.I. arrest (2:09)
-Woman with suspended license fails to stop for police, is released, then rearrested 2 days later
-Shrewsbury police and fire departments team up for Child Safety Day February 1st
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Sip & Shop and Candle Making Workshop at Flock & Flourish
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: OK Go, Carlos Odria and Between the Waves offer new music
-Central Mass. Jewish Film Fest is back with 3 "outstanding" movies
-WCCA-TV wins award for production of Mechanics Hall concert
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (57:16): Jose Vargas Zapata
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area man who passed away on his 57th birthday
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels expected to be named Patriots offensive coordinator
-Ichiro leads 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class
-Crusaders record 3.40 G.P.A. during Fall semester
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Women’s Goalie of the Year Award Watch List
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball to face Army
>NATIONAL: Radio Worcester (16:39): Rich Rubino discusses unprecedented inaugural speech
-Historic snow amounts are falling in Florida, Louisiana and Texas as a once-in-a-generation storm hits
-Tragic: Fire chief shot, killed after helping drivers who hit deer
>NEW ENGLAND: Border Patrol agent killed at Vermont-Canada border mourned
-Footprints in snow help police solve vandalism spree during storm
>COLLEGES: Nichols student Pablo Arnau Beltran makes shoes that are good for the soul
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 fascinating abandoned airports around the world
>BUSINESS: 10 Things I know about ... Estate planning
-LPL Financial Research: Q4 earnings preview — Mix of solid growth and policy uncertainty
-Cash App ordered to pay $175 million for weak security, feds say
>SHOPPING: Revolve sale — Save on Norma Kamali, Veja sneakers, Marc Jacobs
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 12th to 18th
>HEALTH: Ways to fight recent spike in viral infections (2:40). Article
-Fiber could help protect you against infections: Research (1:05)
>FOOD: New-style ham and cheese
>TV/STREAMING: Survey reveals best TV shows and movies of 2024
>MOVIES: Trailer for new John Malkovich, Ayo Edebiri horror movie, "Opus"
>CELEBRITY: "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of Year
-Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright, wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
>HISTORY: Worcester's Isaiah Thomas — legendary patriot, printer, collector
>ANIMALS: Guy who rescued duckling from pool still gets visits (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Wellesley man grateful to first responders who saved self, dog from icy lake
-Meanwhile, Florida's 7-foot-9 center meets Shaq in epic video
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